October 24, 2023
Dear NC State community,
As you celebrate Red and White Week, we are giving you an update on NC State’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) reaffirmation milestones. On behalf of the 2024 SACSCOC Reaffirmation Steering Committee, we aim for comprehensive and transparent communication with the campus community.
NC State’s Self-study and Quality Enhancement Plan
We successfully submitted our compliance certification/self-study (Unity ID required to access the website) to SACSCOC last month, marking the first milestone in the reaffirmation process. The self-study will be evaluated by an off-site peer review committee this month, and we will receive the findings in November. If needed, responses to these findings will be due to SACSCOC in January 2024. NC State’s next Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Learning by Doing, is also due to SACSCOC at that time. This QEP, which focuses on high-impact experiences, is part of a universitywide project focused on enhancing student learning and student success.
To further support our progress toward reaffirmation, we have appointed Holly Hurlburt, associate dean of University College and a professor in the Department of History, as interim director of the QEP. In this role, she will work closely with the Office of Assessment and Accreditation (OAA) and other campus constituencies to draft the QEP by the January submission date.
2024 SACSCOC Site Visits
Next, a team of SACSCOC peer reviewers will visit two of NC State’s off-campus instructional sites (OCIS). In February, they will visit the Craven Community College, Havelock campus, which offers the Bachelor of Science in Engineering. In March, they will visit Central Piedmont Community College, which offers the Ed.D. in community college leadership, prior to the visit to NC State’s campus.
To evaluate the off-site review team’s findings, along with an evaluation of the SACSCOC federal requirements and standards of accreditation, a SACSCOC on-site team will visit campus on March 25-28, 2024. During this visit, the SACSCOC team will meet with various university stakeholders, including the UNC Board of Governors, NC State Board of Trustees, Chancellor Randy Woodson, Provost Arden, faculty, staff and students.
Next Steps
Starting in October 2023, OAA will meet with various university stakeholders and leadership to prepare for the OCIS and on-campus visits March 25-28, 2024. We look forward to your continued participation in the reaffirmation process and the development and implementation of our next QEP.
If you have questions about the reaffirmation process, please contact assessment-and-accreditation@ncsu.edu.
Sincerely,
Warwick Arden
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Co-Chair SACSCOC Reaffirmation Steering Committee
Fashaad Crawford
Vice Provost for Assessment and Accreditation
Co-Chair SACSCOC Reaffirmation Steering Committee
